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find when find his version of events credible, but still a very good day for the defense. guys, hold on for a moment. i want both of you sto stand by. there s a lot more to discuss. other elements that came out at the end of week one, we re going to continue our special coverage of the george zimmerman second degree murder trial ongoing in sanford, florida. we re also following other important news this hour, including some record breaking temperatures out west. could be a very dangerous situation all weekend. also this hour, i ll speak live with a state senator in a texas brawl with rick perry over abortion rights and his personal attacks on her. stand by. i m part of an american success story,
wednesday, october 19th. this is your a.m. wake-up call. i m christine romans joining you live from new york. all right. the presidential candidates, the republican hopefuls declaring victory or licking their wounds this morning. all except jon huntsman took the gloves off last night at the debate in las vegas hosted by cnn. this was perhaps the most heated of the five debates held in the past six weeks. much of the focus on the three front-runners, romney, perry and cain. a heated exchange between romney and a very assertive perry. they re coming here because there s a magnet, and the magnet is called jobs. and those people that hire illegals ought to be penalized. and mitt, you lose all of your standing from my perspective because you hired illegals in your home, and you knew about it for a year. and the idea that you stand here before us and talk about that you re strong on immigration is on its face the height of hypocrisy. governor romney? rick, i don t think i v